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Patent GB-190423644-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machinery for Stretching and Setting Leather.
Inventor: FINCH WILLIAM FRANCIS
Filed: 1904-11-02
Granted: 1905-08-24
Abstract: 23,644. Finch, W. F. Nov. 2. Hides and skins, raw and tanned or tawed, treating.-For stretching and setting-out leather, and for treating rough shoulders, strap bends, and offal, or butts and bends in the coarse state, the hide, placed upon a table q, is operated upon by a rotating wheel carrying cutters or tools b arranged alternately and in an inclined manner upon the periphery. To allow for inequalities in the surface under treatment, the shaft c, driven by belts upon pulleys r, d, has bush bearings e with trunnions e<1> received by sliding carriers f, which are pressed down through springs i, by springs or weights h<1> adjust ably suspended upon a lever h. For raising the whole mechanism, comprising the wheels, bearings, and levers, levers l, Fig. 2, fulcrumed upon brackets g on the ceiling, are connected to a foot-lever m and to an extension j<1> of a crosshead j, so that, by depressing the foot-lever, all the parts are raised. Springs o relieve the mechanism of the weight of the foot-lever. The tools consist of, preferably, blunt blades b<1> screwed to angle-shaped carriers b'.
Patent GB-190424587-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Furnaces.
Inventor: THOMPSON WILLIAM PHILLIPS
Filed: 1904-11-12
Granted: 1904-12-15
Abstract: 24,587. Thompson, W. P., [Best, W. N.]. Nov. 12. Heating-furnaces for iron and steel; rivet - heating furnaces; liquid fuel fittings.-The heating-chamber 3, Fig. 3, of a furnace for forging and riveting extends through from end to end of the furnace body 2, and may have doors 23. The burner 17, which is an oil-fuel atomizer, and the air-blast pipe 18 are set at the narrow mouth of a conical side passage 5, which forms a combustion chamber long enough to allow of the complete combustion of the hydrocarbons before they enter the upper part of the heating-chamber. The base of the.extension 4 may be supported by angleirons 15 and braces 16 fastened to the masonry base 1. The tops of the side passage and the heating- chamber are preferably made in removable sections 6, 11 with inclined meeting faces 9, 13. One set 6, having arched openings 7, forms the side passage ; the other set is placed transversly so that the ends of the slabs 13 rest on the inclined side of the slab 6 and form the roof of the furnace. To protect the workmen from the hot gases, an upward blast of air is passed close in front of the doors from a perforated pipe 25. The furnace may be rendered portable by making the base of metal, and the base may be utilized as a tank for the liquid fuel, as shown in Fig. 6. In that case, side loops 31 may be provided to lift the tank and furnace together.
Patent GB-190428847-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Lacing-hook for Shoes and Garments
Inventor: BERGERON JAY PERRY
Filed: 1904-12-30
Granted: 1905-02-09
Abstract: 28,847. Bergeron, J. P. Dec. 30. Lacing -fastenings. - Lacing- hooks for shoes and garments consist of base parts having studs 2, Figs. 4, 5, and 6, formed integrally upon them, and hemispherical shields 3, caused to close down by the tightening of the laces. The base comprises a flanged table 4, Fig. 5, with a tubular portion 6, Fig. 4, for securing it to the garment, and a stud 2 provided with a groove 9. The projections 11 of the shield, Fig. 7, are bent upwards into the groove 9, and elastic wings 12 are provided, which, on the shield being opened, slide along the edges 14 of the locking-shoulders 13, and spring into the spaces 15. In the lacing of the shoe, the lace engages the wings and forces them outwards past the locking-shoulders, thus shutting the shield down on to the table 4. The stud 2 increases in diameter towards the outer edge, to ensure the spreading of the wings to keep in position to lock behind the shoulders when required.
Patent GB-190507607-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Stays for Steam and other Boilers.
Inventor: HOLDEN JAMES
Filed: 1905-04-10
Granted: 1905-05-25
Abstract: 7607. Holden, J. April 10. Stays.-Relates to stays of the type shown in elevation in Fig. 3 and in cross-section in Fig. 4, in which longitudinal slots or recesses a are cut to give flexibility. In order to enable such stays to resist the torsional strain of screwing in, the outer ends of the slots are closed up, as shown in Fig. 6, by swaging or otherwise before cutting the thread. The stay may be pierced by a central hole.
Patent GB-190512462-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Methods of and Apparatus for Casting Hollow Articles.
Inventor: REED JOHN C
Filed: 1905-06-15
Granted: 1906-05-24
Abstract: 12,462. Reed, J. C. June 15. Moulding.-Baths and like hollow-ware are cast in moulds having a series of in-gates E, Figs. 3 and 4, communicating with pouring-boxes D and with the mould at independent points round it at its lowest part. The sides of the mould cavity are upwardly divergent to allow for the fluid-pressure effect of the molten metal and to produce an article of uniform thickness throughout.
Patent GB-190512708-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Reversible Dry Seats.
Inventor: HORSBURGH JOHN
Filed: 1905-06-20
Granted: 1906-04-05
Abstract: 12,708. Horsburgh, J. June 20. Seats.-In a reversible dry seat, the bottom A is pivoted about its centre a, and is held in the horizontal position, with either side uppermost. by the engagement of pins a<2> provided on plates a' at each end of the seat with the hollowed portions b of pivoted catches B. These catches may be moved out of engagement by the depression of one of the treadles C, C<1>, which are connected to levers c pivoted to the end frames. The ends of the levers c are in contact with the lower ends of T-shaped slides E, which are provided with guides e working in the end frames and with levers F connected to the catches B. The upper ends of the levers F work in slots b<1> formed in the end frames. The levers c are formed with counterweights c<2>, and the slides E may be fitted with spiral springs to ensure their return to the normal position. The end plates a<1> may be fitted with stops a<3>, which are arranged to come against stops d formed on the end frames so as to determine the direction of rotation of the seat when released.
Patent GB-190514664-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for the Production of Acetylene Gas
Inventor: SYLVA SEBASTIAN
Filed: 1905-07-17
Granted: 1906-06-07
Abstract: 14,664. Sylva, S. July 17. Acetylene.-Relates to acetylene gas apparatus, particularly of the kind in which the generation of the gas is automatically controlled by the movement of the gas-holder bell and indirectly by the consumption of the gas. The carbide is contained in a closed hopper 13 and is fed into a measuring- chamber 14, controlled by rotary valves 15, 16. These valves are operated by a slotted bar 17 suspended from a chain 18 secured to the top of the bell 20. The gas is generated in a closed vessel 1, within which is a submerged perforated plate 4 for the reception of the carbide, and passes through a pipe 28 to a desiccator 30 and thence through a pipe 32, the end of which dips below the water in an inner vessel 35, into the gas holder. The bell 20 dips into water in the annular space between the vessel 35 and the tank 33, and is provided with a safety pipe 41. On starting the apparatus, the bell being in its lowest position, the valve 15 closed, and the valve 16 open, the bar 17 and lever 21 are disconnected and the valve 15 opened to allow a small charge of carbide to enter the generator, the valve being reclosed and the bar 17 and and lever again connected. When the bell has risen to its highest position, the chain has allowed the bar 17 to fall, closing the valve 16 and opening the valve 15. In this position, the extremity of the lever 22 engages with the stationary clip 24. As soon as the consumption of gas causes the bell to descend, the bar 17 is pulled upwards, thus closing the valve 15. Owing to the slot 17<a> in the bar 17, and the retaining action of the clip 24, there is no movement of the lever 22 during the progressive travel of the lever 21, until, just before the completion of the stroke, the lower end of the slot forces the lever 22 out of the clip. The weight 23 then jerks the lever round for the length of the slot, causing a sudden opening of the valve 16 and discharge of the carbide from the chamber 14 on to the perforated plate. The evolved gas raises the bell and the cycle of operations is repeated. If the consumption of gas is very small compared with that evolved, the bell is forced against the stops 44 and the gas forces an exit through the pipe 41. A perforated pipe 10, secured under the cover of the generator, enables the latter to be cleared out when desired.
Patent GB-190515290-A (GB)
Title: Transportable Telephone Apparatus.
Inventor: JACOBSEN NICOLAY
Filed: 1905-07-25
Granted: 1905-11-16
Abstract: 15,290. Jacobsen, N. Dec. 16, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Telephone systems; telephones.-In portable telephone apparatus for military use, the microphone, battery, and induction coil are arranged in one case d, side by side with the inductor and its bell in the case e, the two cases d, e fitting into the bag a, the cover b of which holds the receiver. Contact-pieces e<1> normally make the necessary connexions with the inductor and bell. When desired, the inductor and case a may be left behind, only the case d and the receivers being used. The case d is provided with supporting-straps for this purpose, the receiver being fixed to the ears in any suitable way.
Patent GB-190517655-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Taps for Drums, Tanks, and similar Receptacles.
Inventor: GOODWIN WILLIAM
Filed: 1905-08-31
Granted: 1906-08-23
Abstract: 17,655. Goodwin, W. Aug. 31. Drills and cutters.-Holes are bored in drums, tanks and similar receptacles, and taps are secured in them by means of connecting-pieces. The wall of the vessel is pierced by the tapered screw a<2>, Fig. 7, and an aperture is cut by means of the blades a, carried by a disk removably attached to the screw. The cutter may be quite separate from the tap, as shown in Fig. 3, and the blades a may be adjustably secured in slots a<3> of the disk A by screws a'.
Patent GB-190520954-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Axle Gages.
Inventor: KURT ALFRED
Filed: 1905-10-16
Granted: 1906-10-11
Abstract: 20,954. Kurt, A. Oct. 16. Protractors. - The bending of an axle of a vehicle in an horizontal or a vertical plane is indicated by the gauge shown, which can be used above an axle having springs upon it. The gauge comprises a tube, having an offset 5, Fig. 2, to clear the springs, which carries at one end an adjustable forked piece 2 engaging the collar of an axle, and at the other a plate 14, secured to the tube by a plug and screw 25 engaging holes 27. An upright piece 13 is pivoted to this plate and also to a lug on a lower piece 12 having forks 17 resting on the axle. The plate 14 also carries two scales, one 37 shown in Fig. 2 and the other 30 in Fig. 4, the latter preferably being convex. Pointers move over these scales and project from the upright piece 13 and the lower piece 12 respectively. The upright piece 13 being pivoted to the plate 14 and piece 12 at right-angles, the movements of the pointers indicate the bending of the axle in horizontal and vertical planes.
Patent GB-190521167-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Lay Figures or Garment Forms.
Inventor: GEMS JULIUS FREDERICK
Filed: 1905-10-18
Granted: 1906-10-18
Abstract: 21,167. Gems, J. F. Oct. 18. Lay-figure stands.-The shell of a lay-figure is made in sections which are supported from a jointed post D by means of springs C. The sections are joined to one another by elastic gussets so as to allow of bending when the post is bent or independently of the post, the joints of which may be put out of action or dispensed with when only slight bending is required. The joints of the post are split balls d<4>, Fig 5, lined inside with metal pieces d<5> and secured together by a bolt d<6> and wing-nut d<7> with a spring washer d<8> if desired. A pin d<x> limits the freedom of the joint. The lowest section of the post is bored to receive a pin d<15> on the next higher section, so that the figure may be rotated on its post. To give access to the nuts d', apertures in the cover E may be provided, which may be closed by flaps or other suitable means. Padding e<1> may be inserted between the shell and cover of the figure, and a greater thickness is preferably provided at the joints. The neck sections are supported by their springs from the section d<3> of the post, which is bored centrally and slides upon a rod d<11> fixed in the section d<2x>, being fixed in any position thereon by a ring-bolt d<13> passing through a ferrule d<12>, In using the lay-figure, the desired shape may be obtained by means of cords or flexible wires G secured at their outer ends to the various sections, passing through eyes g or the like on the post, and secured at their inner ends to hand-controlled winding- reels g<1> on the post. Or the figure may be pressed into the desired shape by means of tapes or a lining. The Provisional Specification describes also a figure consisting of a miniature shell with a padded cover which may have springs between the cover and shell, and states that instead of the joints described above other kinds of joints such as balls and sockets, hinges, or the like may be used, and that where balls and sockets are used the balls may be so shaped and disposed that a yielding or resilient resistance to bending is obtained in one place and a stronger or non-yielding resistance to bending in a plane at right-angles thereto.
Patent GB-190526716-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Process Blocks.
Inventor: COOPER WILLIAM FRANCIS
Filed: 1905-12-21
Granted: 1906-10-11
Abstract: 26,716. Cooper, W. F. Dec. 21. Printing - surfaces. - Metal plates for process blocks are formed in layers of varying hardness decreasing from the surface. A polished surface is coated with plumbago and on it is deposited a layer of hard metal such as nickel, then a layer of copper and nickel, the nickel being in predominance, and then another layer of copper and nickel, the copper being in predominance. A layer of copper is then deposited to form the main body of the plate. The plate may be prepared by other methods, such as rolling. Metals other than nickel and copper may be used, the etching-fluid employed depending on the nature of the metal. Two or more etching-fluids may be used, either separately or together.
Patent GB-190601390-A (GB)
Title: Friction clutch Mechanism for Automobiles and for other Applications.
Inventor: MILLS BENJAMIN JOSEPH BARNARD
Filed: 1906-01-18
Granted: 1906-07-12
Abstract: 1390. Mills, B. J.- B., ['Itala' Fabbrica di Automobili]. Jan. 18. Clutches; universal joints. -In the multiple-plate friction clutch shown, which is applicable to automobiles &c., the doublecylindrical sleeve 3 is secured to the driven shaft 5 and carries a series of plates 16 alternating with similar plates 15 on the flywheel drum 1. A spring 14 bearing on the cover 12 normally presses the plates together, disengagement being effected by moving the shaft 5 and sleeve 3 longitudinally by means of the lever 19 engaging a keyed sleeve 7, which carries rollers 9 engaging in slots in the head 11 of the transmission shaft, thus forming a universal joint. To facilitate disengagement, the plates 15, 16 are made of elastic material and those of one series are slightly cylindrically dished.
Patent GB-190601497-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Diaphragms for Reproducing Sound.
Inventor: COUSENS EDWARD
Filed: 1906-01-19
Granted: 1907-01-19
Abstract: 1497. Cousens, E. Jan. 19. Phonographs &c. telephones.-The diaphragms of phonographs, telephones, and the like have narrow struts or girders cemented or glued to them to damp their vibrations more quickly. The girders may be either straight as E, F, Fig. 1, or circular as G, H, Fig. 3, and may be on one or both sides of the diaphragm. In the case of diaphagms made of ivory, celluloid, vulcanite, and the like, a small girder made of the same material or glass or wood is used. If the diaphragm is of hard material, such as glass, mica, or metal, girders of hard material are placed on one side and others of soft material on the upper or reproducing side.
Patent GB-190610611-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Guns with Recoiling Barrels.
Inventor: HAUSSNER KONRAD
Filed: 1906-05-05
Granted: 1906-10-18
Abstract: 10,611. Haussner, K. May 5. Field carriages.-Relates to india-rubber running- out gear. Two constructions are shown. Indiarubber bars C, under initial tension, are elongated during the recoil of the gun, and re-act to return the gun to battery.
Patent GB-190611192-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Safety Devices for the Mouths of Vessels containing Volatile Combustible Liquids.
Inventor: SCHOEN LUDWIG
Filed: 1906-05-12
Granted: 1907-02-28
Abstract: 11,192. Sch÷n, L. May 12. Wire gauze &c.-Wire gauze employed in safetydevices for the months of vessels containing volatile combustible liquids has its weft, at certain intervals, replaced by sheet-metal strips 1, Figs. 9 and 10.
Patent GB-190611414-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Healds for Loom Warp Stop Motions.
Inventor: PICK FRIEDRICH
Filed: 1906-05-16
Granted: 1907-04-18
Abstract: 11,414. Pick, F. May 16. Loom stop-motions ; healds.-In an electricallyoperated warp stop-motion, the healds a are preferably stamped out of thin sheet metal or flat rolled wire, and are mounted on two metallic rails b in the heald frame m. Both of the rails bare connected electrically by means of conducting. rails u and a spring contact v with one pole of an electric source when the heald-frame is lowered, and a preferably inclined or grooved rail c, which is arranged below the lower rail b, is similarly connected with the other pole through a spring contact w. The fallen heald of a broken warp completes the circuit between the rails b and the rail c in the usual manner.
Patent GB-190620531-A (GB)
Title: Hand Protector for Gun Barrels.
Inventor: ALVES WALTER SCOTT
Filed: 1906-09-15
Granted: 1906-11-15
Abstract: 20,531. Alves, W. S. Sept. 15. Protecting from heat of barrel.-A hand-protector consists of a cork-covered elastic sheet-metal cover D, shown in section in Fig. 1 and in top plan view in Fig. 2, with its edges turned up and adapted to clasp the barrels, and having a hand-piece K secured to its lower side. The protector is attached to the stock by a spring F, having a head L which engages a catch head M on the stock B.
Patent GB-190624078-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Binders for Telephone Switch Board Cords.
Inventor: SKELTON ROBERT JAMES
Filed: 1906-10-29
Granted: 1907-02-14
Abstract: 24,078. Skelton, R. J., and Ware, A. H. Oct. 29. Couplings for ropes, cords, &c. are made so that they have a slight amount of play at the join. The cord 4, Fig. 1, is inserted in a split sleeve 1, roughened inside and having a tapered threaded extension 2 screwing into the plug 3. Or the sleeve may be connected by a bayonet-joint and split at either end, or it may have a spring 7, Fig. 6, having a catch 8 engaging a slot in the plug, which may be disengaged by pressing down the extension 10.
Patent GB-190625474-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Brushes used for Polishing and Buffing.
Filed: 1906-11-12
Granted: 1907-04-25
Abstract: 25,474. Marks, E. G. R., [Zucker & Levett & Loeb Co.]. Nov. 12. Bristles, fixing; r o t a r y polishing- brushes.-Polishing or buffing brush bristles are clamped undoubled between two series of rings 13, 14 of wood &c., placed in a staggered position and held by wooden or other parts 5, 6 joined to a hub 1.
Patent GB-190626901-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Stoves and Fireplaces
Inventor: ROBSON RILEY GEORGE
Filed: 1906-11-27
Granted: 1907-07-04
Abstract: 26,901. Robson, R. G. Nov. 27. Grates; smoke-consuming.-In grates of the kind in which fresh fuel is placed on the bottom after the live fuel has been raised temporarily by means of a false bottom, the false bottom consists of a series of blades D, E, which may be opened and closed like a fan, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. The fan is mounted in a hollow plinth F forming the lower part of the sliding grate front A.
Patent GB-190628573-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Certain Molten Metals and Apparatus therefor.
Inventor: THWAITE BENJAMIN HOWARTH
Filed: 1906-12-14
Granted: 1907-11-14
Abstract: 28,573. Thwaite, B. H., and Defries, W. Dec. 14. Converter furnaces Bessemer and pneumatic processes.-Iron and other metals are refined in a converter constructed so as to produce a continuous circulation of the metal to and from the surface of the charge during the process. The lower part of the converter is U-shaped, and the vertical limbs a, b unite at the upper part to form a common chamber e. The vessel is supported on trunnions attached to a steel girdle h, and may be mounted in a portable frame. The metal is run in until its surface is in the chamber e and the blast is supplied through tuyÚres f ; to promote the circulation of slag, together with the metal, supplementary tuyeres f<1> may be arranged at the upper part of the converter. In a modification, the converter may consist of a tube bent round upon itself so as to re-enter at a point below the level of the charge; or the converter may be divided by means of a hollow cylindrical body d<2>, Fig. 6, or by a vertical diaphragm ; or an external vertical tube may be connected to the converter at two points below the level of the charge. Purifying or like agents may be supplied to the surface of the charge, and combustible, reducing, or carbonizing gases or vapours may be injected with the blast. In order to remove any gases that may be dissolved in the body of the metal, the upper chamber may be exhausted directly the blast is stopped and before the circulation ceases.
Patent GB-190629442-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Construction of Screw Propeller Shafts.
Inventor: THOMPSON RICHARD
Filed: 1906-12-27
Granted: 1907-04-18
Abstract: 29,442. Thompson, R. Dec. 27. Propeller shafts, preventing corrosion of.-The tail-shaft c is enlarged at these parts that adjoin the brass liners, and are most liable to corrosion, instead of being of uniform diameter throughout. Collars a are forged on the shaft and the recessed surfaces between them accommodate the-brass liners d, which are cast in place. The thinned-off edges near the collar a ensure a minimum of electric action; and consequently of corrosion.
Patent GB-190703374-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Mechanical Roasting Furnaces.
Inventor: LANDSBERG ADOLF
Filed: 1907-02-11
Granted: 1907-11-07
Abstract: 3374. Landsberg, A., and Roitzheim, A. Feb. 11. Roasting-furnaces.-A rotary furnace for roasting sulphide ores, such as zinc blende, has a rotating hearth carrying the fire-places and flues. The furnace may be in the form of a muffle furnace, as shown in Fig. 1, or the furnace gases may heat the ore directly. The hearth 1 has a number of fire-grates 4, Figs. 1 and 2, and corresponding conducting- flues 5. The crown 2 of the furnace is provided with rabbles 3. The firegrates may be rigidly connected to the hearth, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, or they may be removable, as shown in Figs. 3 and 5, so that the number of fire-grates may be increased or diminished as required, or the grates may be transferred to other places. In order to cause the fire gases to flow in a different direction, movable dampers are arranged at each side of the grates. Fig. 5 shows by means of dotted lines an additional grate, the dampers being so arranged that the gases take the direction indicated by the arrows. To regulate the - temperature of the furnaces, the hearth or crown may be provided with a raising or lowering device, so that the crown may be advanced towards or moved away from the hearth, or vice versa.